B2A1 Development of a Remote and Rural Healthcare Teaching Model

About This Course

Speakers: Dr Kiaran Weil - Chair of Clinical Advisory Group, Bridge2Aid and Dr Kathy Wilson - Associate Specialist/Clinical Lecturer in Sedation and Specialist in Special Care Dentistry

This talk took place during Bridge2Aid's Virtual Global Health Conference November 2020 - Global Remote and Rural Healthcare, How can we do it better? Sustainability, Challenges, Innovation, Improvement.

Dr Kiaran Weil and Dr Kathy Wilson describe the evolution of Bridge 2 Aid's teaching model to upskill rural healthcare workers in Oral Urgent Treatment, in rural Tanzania. They discuss how transferable this model is to wider disciplines.

They explore challenges in providing oral health provision in a rural setting, and some ways to address them. They discuss Bridge 2 Aid's teaching model, how it evolved and the challenges they face in providing a sustainable programme of training, teaching, and assessment.

Aims

This course aims to provide learners with knowledge and understanding of the evolution of the Bridge 2 Aid's teaching model to upskill rural healthcare and the challenges they face in providing a sustainable programme of training.

Objectives

• To describe the evolution of Bridge 2 Aid's teaching model to upskill rural healthcare workers in Oral Urgent Treatment, in rural Tanzania
• To discuss how transferable this model is to wider discipline

Learning Outcomes

• The challenges in providing oral health provision in a rural setting, and some ways to address them.
• Bridge 2 Aid's teaching model and how it evolved.
• The challenges they face in providing a sustainable programme of training, teaching, and assessment.

GDC Development Outcomes